Category Archives: Breeding

Any enterprise in the business of supplying semen for artificial insemination is statutorily obligated by the Australian Consumer Law to guarantee the semen is of an “acceptable quality”. Studs which collect and supply their own stallions’ semen and genetics firms that trade se men are 2 such enterprises. Recent foreign news of the incidence of…

After the sale of a stallion, what happens to a breeder who has not received the semen or right of free return (live foal guarantee) that the seller had agreed before the sale? If the seller refers the breeder to the new owner and merrily walks away, what is the new owner of the stallion…

Since writing on this topic in 2015, I have become aware of more instances of a mare (including fillies) being bred after someone has agreed to buy her. So it’s worthwhile to revisit the rights and obligations of the buyer and seller with respect to breeding a mare and flushing embryos after a sale agreement…

Effort, expertise and expense go into breeding foals and developing young horses. The success of its foals and young horses promotes a breeder’s business and enhances its reputation leading to future enquiries and sales. The names given to progeny are used to promote the breeder because in some way they identify the breeder. This article…

Here’s a real scenario. Young mare for sale with very desirable pedigree. Someone enquires about the mare with the aim of breeding her. Sale price agreed, deposit paid, and the remainder due in 7 days. The seller will personally deliver the mare at no cost once final payment is received. The buyer does not request…

Businesses like studs and commercial breeders in the business of selling foals are required by the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) to guarantee that foals sold are of an “acceptable quality”. What does this expression mean? The ACL says it means that a foal must be, amongst other things, acceptable in appearance and free from “defects”.…

Two unrelated matters are worth addressing this month. Firstly, whether an agistee needs to register his or her ownership of a horse under the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009. Second, the liability of a breeder to pay 2 service fees to a semen supplier if one insemination should result in twin embryos transferred into 2…

Hobby breeding occurs around the country between individuals in a non-business setting. A person might import a stallion to improve the gene pool of a breed with candidate mares belonging to owners within the same breed circles. Or a person might have simply bred a nice looking colt and decided to give breeding a go…

Studs are sometimes concerned that a mare might produce a colt which could stand in competition to its own stallion. If a stallion has, for example, a unique colour characteristic or some other unique trait, the stud will try to exact an undertaking that the breeder will geld any colt. The stud and a breeder…

Leasing a broodmare to breed a foal is an option if the price of a quality weanling or young horse is unaffordable. With semen available from superior sires, improving a mare’s attributes with a sire known to stamp his progeny with desirable characteristics, like a good temperament or a strong back, is a realistic goal…